Tony Angelo Cracks 700whp in his Scion FR-S

Tony Angelo showed off his Scion FR-S engine bay which is now making 705whp thanks to a Garrett Turbo GTX 3576. Tony is keeping the 4 cylinder for 2014 Formula Drift and we are told going to upgrade shortly to a Garrett GTX 3582 for more possible power. The car is right at 2,700 lbs. with Tony sitting in the car.

*UPDATE at 8:45pm –
Tony actually sent us his dyno graph of his 704.1 whp from R/T Tuning. After texting with Tony for a bit he mentioned his goal with the new turbo is going to be around 775-800whp.

I find it strange to keep hearing these guys who are field fillers at best going to bigger power engines. the problems they have qualifying and getting through the brackets on a consistent basis isn’t because they are down on power, it’s because they don’t have the car under them to really compete.

yes power is a huge help but the drift game is still centered around car control. if you can’t run with the big boys skill wise/car wise then putting more power down is putting a band-aid over a bullet wound.

@DUFFMAN…the HP and TQ Drop off at the end cause that’s where we turn off the NO2 and dump off some wastegate duty cycle.

As far as the TA hate… I agree, maybe he brought some on himself back in the day but its a lil excessive anymore. TA has grown up like alot of the original FD dudes and although he isn’t as successful as some of OG guys, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t hustle and keep his sponsors happy with what he does for them on and off the track.

Either way…I get it…the internet is a tough place and peeps gots reps to keep up with…

Tony’s last 2 years his average finish in standings is 26th out of an average 68 driver’s field(both years were first years in a new chassis) and I know that includes a bunch of single event dudes but that’s what the standings say…

Rhys still has his license as far as I know…. and if he wants to drive I’m sure he can get just get a car tech’d pay his entry fee and drive that’s the way FD works right now…with that being said if he doesn’t make the PRO1 cut next year he will have to deal with that and his sponsors.

I’m not here to defend TA…he is a big boy and can handle his own shit, I just know him personally (unlike 98% of the dudes that talk shit) and Tony is a genuine, hard working guy and hustles to make it to ALL the FD events to try and compete. To me(and alot of industry people) those actions trump all the dudes that just talk a big game, have some family money, drive one or two events, only last one or two years and then talk shit on pro drifting as a sport… regardless of how good of a driver they may be

first off your Internet zero your RHYS statement couldnt be more off, what happened to rhys is what happens when your factory backed, as a company they choose to not push the gennesis brand anymore because its a car they dont sell alot of. they choose to advertise towards other venues. thats the risk you run when the sponsors fund most of your program. if ford chose not to push stangs anymore then good buy to the drift program is what it is, that was bigger than rhys. mazda did the same thing when they dropped the rx-8 no need to advertise a car you wont sell anymore.
TA is a good driver but when he stopped driving FD the cars were worlds apart from then and now. you could win championships with 400hp and the suspension setups have come leaps and bounds, its alot to get use to jumping into a newer chassis. hes practicing his ass off and seems like always making changes to improve the car i think he might surprise some people given some more time.

ya dude you hit it right on the head. you can have all the power in the world but just because you have it doesns`t mean anthing. Look at Diago, i honestly think he`s handy capping him self with all that power. Why can he handle it? cause he knows how to drive and control a car. Tony might be getting a little over his head…. on the other hand he may proove us all wrong.

Most people could care less how much TA sucks or how hard he works. It’s the fact that he still advances while sucking bc he knows people. And yes, the interwebs has to hate at a 200% rate bc that’s the only way anyone will notice and hear the cries of the people!

I’m no Angelo fan but the guy has always taken the tough road, he drove an RX8 and now this 4-cylinder underdeveloped platform. To barely crack 700 now means Angelo is a bit behind everyone else; heck even Aasbo with that same motor hovers at over 900. Another thing to consider is that nobody in FD has figured out the steering in this chassis yet or the optimum weight distribution. It will be interesting to see what Scott from SPD designs for next year’s Falken BRZ. But then again they’re using a V8 :/